Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
By Anton Riecher
Lytle public works employees quickly replaced the pump at city water well number four after a motor fire Jan. 17 shut down service, Mayor Ruben Gonzalez told the city council.
The well was back in operation within four and a half….
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The General Election will be held on May 4, 2024 at Devine City Hall.
Candidates could have started filing for office on January 29. The deadline to file is Friday, February 16, 2024. All three incumbents have picked up packets so far.
Continue reading “Devine City Council, School Board seats up for election”
The 2024 General Election for the City of Lytle will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, for expiring terms of the Mayor Ruben Gonzalez, Alderman Michael Rodriguez District #4 and Alderman Charles Cate District #5.
Filing dates for a place on the ballot run from January 17 through the deadline of February 16, 2024.
Continue reading “Lytle Mayor, council, and school board positions up for election”
By Anton Riecher
To cover Medina County’s debt obligation, commissioners voted 3-0 to temporarily borrow $2.197 million from the county’s general fund pending overdue collection of debt service from taxation.
County Auditor Eduardo Lopez explained at the Jan. 22…
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I caught the most awful cold last week. As I was complaining about not being able to breathe through my nose, my little son (who gave me this cold) crept up towards me like he was going to give me a kiss. To my surprise, he turned his head and blew a big puff of air up my nose instead!
By: Victoria Arredondo
Staff Writer
A Natalia City Council member raised concerns of hazardous material being burned in town.
“The last few months, there’s some major burning in the city. I got some calls on it saying that a few people are burning copper wire and all kinds of stuff in a pit in town,” council member Darin Frazier said at the council meeting Jan. 22. “They were written up apparently multiple times — I got like 15…
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If you know of any buildings, homes – barns – sheds – or any other structures in the Devine, Biry, or Black Creek areas that were built before 1890, they could be part of a very special project in Medina County this year! The structure does not have to be in great shape, and can even be just ruins or rubble, as long as it was there before 1890.
Continue reading “PRE-1890 HOMES & STRUCTURES AREAS NEEDED FOR MEDINA COUNTY HISTORICAL PROJECT!”
Monday, January 22
12:58 PM – 19300 Blk. McDonald St. – Officers responded to a report of a broken vehicle window valued at $700.
8:11 PM – Assist San Antonio PD – IH 35 @ MM 133 – Officers responded to watch for an Illinois vehicle that was wanted. The vehicle bypassed Lytle before stopping in Medina County.
10:17 PM – 20100 BLk. IH 35 – Officers responded but were unable to locate the white pickup stalled in the roadway.
Early voting begins Feb 20th
Early voting kicks off in just a few weeks.
There are many contested races in the Primary this year, and we will be presenting a “Meet the Candidates” special section in the February 14th edition of The Devine News.
To all Candidates–you should have recieved a questionnaire and info about this. If you have not received the questionnaire, please reach out to us at reporter@devinenews.com
ATTN Candidates: Please submit your photo and questionnaires by Feb. 9th
Medina County VOTING DATES & TIMES
Early Voting kicks off Tuesday-Friday, February 20th-February 23rd from 8am-5pm.
You may also vote Saturday Feb.24 from 7am-7pm, Sunday Feb 25 from 9am-3pm, and Monday-Friday Feb 26-March 1 from 7 am to 7pm. Election Day will be Tuesday, March 5 from 7am-7pm.
ANOTHER UPDATE: The meeting has been changed to a PUBLIC meeting once again, so all are welcome to attend. This announcement was made late in the afternoon yesterday, Thursday Feb 1. In addition, the Medina County Republican party dropped the challenge on precinct chair members Jerry Beck and Mireya Vanderslice.
In a post the morning of Feb 1, the Medina County Republican Party chair had stated that the meeting would now be a closed session and that Beck and Vanderslice “are not authorized to attend this closed meeting”, but they have since changed their stance.
The Medina County Republican Party’s monthly meeting is scheduled for February 5, 2024 at 6:30pm, tentatively scheduled at the MCRP Head Quarters located at 1706 Ave M, Hondo, Texas.
